Bug#251727: Using ESD backend, the sound output just disappears

Sam Halliday Sam Halliday <fommil@yahoo.ie>, 251727@bugs.debian.org
Sun, 6 Jun 2004 23:25:16 +0100


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Sam Halliday wrote:
> > So it works with esd now ? Could you test the gst-launch-0.8 command
> > with esdsink/osssink/alsasink ?
> yes, it always has worked with esd... the problem is that if i start up
> rhythmbox, and then not play anything for a little while, the esd server will
> exit due to no activity... but an lsof still reveals rhythmbox using
>   /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p
>   /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p
> since my esd backend is ALSA. it should be releasing these devices. this may
> be a gstreamer bug.

i just grabbed rhythmbox-0.8.4-5, and this doesn't happen. this behaviour does
not seem to happen anymore (esdsink)

thank you very much for the quick bugfix!!

cheers,
Sam
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